IT’S OVER! The Panama Canal Just Went DRY!

IT’S OVER! The Panama Canal Just Went DRY!

extreme drought in Panama is forcing authorities to substantially scale back shipping through the Panama Canal the busiest shipping lanes in the world have been challenging to navigate for the past year and are still so today early in December houthi Rebels started assaulting ships that were entering the Red Sea via the Bob al-mandab straight ships diverting around southern Africa resulted in a 40% decrease in trade volumes passing via the Suez Canal the second bus I EST man-made shipping channel the Panama Canal has seen a 30% decrease in trade since November however Panama’s challenges are climatic whereas those in Suez are geopolitical the lakes that Supply the canal are drying up because of yearly droughts that could get worse as the climate warms it is almost too shallow to allow the biggest cargo ships to pass through the locks that connect the Atlantic to the Pacific through gatun Lake other Latin American nations are keeping an eye out for opportunities during regular times the canal handles around 5% of all Maritime trade worldwide furthermore it is profitable in the fiscal year 2022 2023 it brought in $2.5 billion for the Panamanian government or almost 3% of GDP politicians in some other nations bordering the Pacific and the Atlantic are either developing or considering infrastructure projects that could draw tourists and money away from Panama the most practical options involve Land Transportation whereby containers are taken from ships onto trains or lores at one port transported Across the Nation and then loaded back onto a ship at the other end the most nearly finished is the inter Oceanic Corridor ciit in Mexico as part of President Andres Manuel Lopez obor’s infrastructure plan it is now being completed after Decades of discussion the primary obstacle lies in updating a 300 km Railway that traverses southern Mexico connecting the Pacific and Atlantic coasts Selena Cruz and quat coalos the ports at either end are undergoing Renovations train Services have started and the majority of the Railway has been constructed the beginning of coast to coast Freight Transit is delayed because Port improvements are not yet complete later this year the government of Mexico intends to open the second and third rail lines of the CIT other Rivals to Panama are more of a dream Gustavo Pro the president of Colombia intends to build a railroad that would connect the Caribbean to the Pacific port of Buenaventura via the northern province of choco the plan is being worked on by the nation’s National infrastructure agency but little information has been released other than a map that was uploaded to the president’s X formerly Twitter account and has a line connecting both coastlines it’s uncertain at which Port the railway ends on the Caribbean side roads are the other major development located roughly on the Tropic of Capricorn the Capricorn bianic Corridor is a dual carriageway that passes through Bolivia Brazil Argentina Paraguay and Chile even while it is too long 2,50 km to directly rival the Panama Canal in terms of global Shipping might be a good substitute for trade between Latin America and Asia multilateral funding has allowed for the construction of a portion of the corridor the head of calf a regional Development Bank Sergio Diaz granados is optimistic it will be finished seeing it as one of the biggest prospects for Commerce and services in Latin America today there have also been suggestions for other Maritime alternatives to the Panama Canal compared to terrestrial routes they are more speculative despite the high expense and complexity involved Nicaragua is determined to build its own Canal after an earlier attempt that was supported by a Hong Kong Construction Company failed the Panama Canal is becoming less feasible due to climate change which is also melting ice in the Canadian Arctic this might make the Northwest Passage a marine route that avoids Canada’s Arctic Coast feasible Alternatives based on land might be more practical they are are easier to finance less risky and more affordable however initiatives such as CIT might still find it difficult to lure cargo away from the Panama Canal the largest vessels passing through it are capable of transporting 14,000 containers according to Reliable calculations made by the Mexican Government taking the coast to coast train route will take less time than going via the canal however it omits to explain that the overall pace of goods Transit between the two oceans will be far slower than the canal due to the trains capacity and the speed at which they can be loaded and unloaded furthermore there are significant drawbacks to moving Goods by rail or Road according to Neil’s rasmason Chief shipping Analyst at the Industry Group bimco the majority of shippers would rather avoid the headache of unloading and reloading in favor of scoring more miles on other nautical routes furthermore many would undoubtedly choose well-established routes throughout the United States over unproven Road Alternatives in Latin America if the need arises that does not imply that novel route Concepts ought to be disregarded South America’s Road networks will receive a much needed upgrade thanks to the Capricorn bianic Corridor which will also encourage exports particularly the frequently pitifully small in regional trade nearshoring may also help Mexico’s objectives because it puts it in a good position to benefit from initiatives to shorten Supply chains and divert them from China in terms of international trade new land routes might wind up improving the Panama Canal rather than weakening it as tensions increase in the Middle East and the drought in Panama deepens there may occasionally be obstructions in the Suz and Panama canals in this perfect storm says Mr rasmason imperfect alternative land routes would be a lot better than nothing at all and now let’s look at how ships Transit through the canal using ingenious engineering techniques the Panama Canal artificial Waterway was built to withstand the harsh weather of the surrounding area constructed on the Panama ismos the Panama Canal was designed by the United States following the failure of a French Construction team in 1881 his drive to rebuild the project from sea level to a highlevel canal with locks was made possible by us chief engineer John Frank Stevens the US lost sovereignty of the 50-m canal which was opened in 1914 to Panama in 1999 with an average of 9,000 ships passing through it each year the Panama Canal is undoubtedly one of the busiest shipping channels in the world recognizing its vital significance the Panama Canal Authority made frequent improvements the Revolutionary Improvement is the third set of locks project in particular the addition of a third line has increased the capacity of the Waterway compared to the neopanamax class of vessels which preceded the panamax this can accommodate 1.5 times larger vessels as of right now the Panama Canal can accommodate ships up to 1,000 tundu 15 ft in length this indicates that 96.8% of the container ships in use today can pass through it ships must navigate three sets of locks which function as stairs in order to cross the Panama Canal this is a gradual process a ship enters the first chamber of the miror FL is locks from the Pacific side subsequently a control operator opens the slle and closes the gates this allows water to gravitationally flow from the upper chamber to the lower one the ship descends to the level of the second block after 8 minutes when the water levels in the two Chambers equal I the gates close behind the vessel as it advances to the next chamber until the vessel passes through every lock and enters gatun or auac Clara locks via kbra cut guyard cut the identical procedure of emptying and refilling is repeated the ship is raised to a height of 85 ft above sea level and then lowered to return to Atlantic level tugboats are little yet Mighty watercraft that provide help to Mega vessels for them to access and navigate the Panama Canal tugboats were first used in the early 19th century to help Moore or birth a ship they do this by pushing or dragging the ship through small canals and towards the port in birthing vessels by pushing or tugging them to the key side tugboats are necessary equipment additionally they maneuver log wraps oil platforms and non self-propelled barges among other things ships a thousand times larger and heavier than these tiny boats can be maneuvered their engines which have 680 3,400 horsepower can generate enormous amounts of power this results in an incredible power tonage ratio of up to 9.5 as opposed to the typical cargo and passenger vessels 1.2 it should be noted that the major components of a tugboats propulsion system are a diesel engine to which a reduction gear is coupled and a shaft line that joins the gearbox and propeller this gives the tugboat its forward motion and produces the ship’s balled pull the force of a typical Tugboat such the ones used to dock container ships is between 60 and 65 short tons nevertheless Island Victory an anchor handling vessel with a Ballard pull of 4694 tons is the most powerful Tugboat ever built with 42880 horsepower installed overall it is the strongest ship in the world to accomplish dredging operations during the Panama Canal expansion project tugboats were essential the tug’s primary responsibility on a daily basis is to help container ships and other big ships enter and exit the Canal’s locks these ships are not allowed to speed when passing through the canal due to safety concerns as a result a tugboat uses a tow line that is attached to the ship using a winch to pull the ship through through the locks entrance additional tugboats push the vessel from behind to precisely match it with each locks entrance so that it can be Tethered to locomotives for enhanced control the escort of ships through the narrowest section of the Waterway the guyard cut and assistance in times of need until the ships reach open Waters is one of the tugboats secondary duties ships are now larger than they have ever been throughout history due to advancements in the shipping industry as of right now MSC arena is the biggest container ship ever constructed with dimensions of 1,312 Ft long by 20.7 ft wide the massive vessel has a carrying capacity of over 24,000 teu that kind of boat can navigate the huge Seas with ease though it can move forward and backward with ease it usually finds it very difficult to maneuver sideways in narrow sea strips and harbors therefore the major purpose of a tugboat is to counteract the mega ship’s inertial mass and induce gyration movement without utilizing the main propeller in order to protect the hull and the port infrastructure and we sincerely hope you like this video see you next time

The busiest shipping lanes in the world have been challenging to navigate for the past year and are still so today. Early in December, Houthi rebels started assaulting ships that were entering the Red Sea via the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Ships diverting around southern Africa resulted in a 40% decrease in trade volumes passing via the Suez Canal. The second-busiest manmade shipping channel, the Panama Canal, has seen a 30% decrease in trade since November.
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